Dan Hinxman: If one of these A.D. candidates can't get job done, who can?

It's an employer's market, and that was reflected in the three finalists for the Nevada athletic director's job.

John W. Johnson, Doug Knuth and Tim Leonard - all associate athletic directors at major universities - have sterling résumés, and we can only hope they didn't go to the George O'Leary School of Résumé Writing.

The three finalists, named Wednesday by university President Marc Johnson, bring extensive experience in fundraising and have shown an ability to get donors to pony up at record levels.

That is, far and away, the most critical component to this hire. Kind of like the hull's importance to ship building. If the new athletic director can't raise money here - and he's not going to get help in the form of additional state funds or student fees any time soon - he won't be here for long.